Joannes
correspondent of Synesius of Cyrene|Cyrenaica (Pentapolis, Libya)
Otherwise little attested; known chiefly as the recipient of several letters from Synesius of Cyrene (c. 370-c. 413 AD), the Neoplatonist philosopher who became bishop of Ptolemais in the Libyan Pentapolis. "Joannes" (John) was an exceedingly common name in late antiquity, and this correspondent cannot be securely identified with any single well-attested historical figure of the period. He was probably a member of Synesius's social or ecclesiastical circle in the Cyrenaica (Cyrenaica/Pentapolis, in modern eastern Libya) in the early fifth century, but his precise office, dates, and biography are not recoverable from the correspondence alone.
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From Synesius of Cyrenec. 404 AD
I have come to your assistance many times before.
From Synesius of Cyrenec. 407 AD
If you want to live without fear, you should fear the law.
From Synesius of Cyrenec. 407 AD
One should use the friendship of the powerful, but not abuse it.
From Synesius of Cyrenec. 407 AD
Do not ask for great things.
From Synesius of Cyrenec. 412 AD
To Joannes [a mutual friend who, after illness left him unfit for military service, entered a monastery].